Israel Crisóstomo "Izzy" Alcántara is a former Major League Baseball player for the Boston Red Sox and Milwaukee Brewers.
The Dominican Republic Professional Baseball League is a professional baseball winter league consisting of six teams spread across the Dominican Republic; it is the highest level of professional baseball played in the Dominican Republic. The league's players include many prospects that go on to play Major League Baseball in the United States while also signing many current MLB veterans. The champion of LIDOM advances to play in the yearly Caribbean Series.
The Caribbean region of Colombia or Caribbean coast region is in the north of Colombia and is mainly composed of 8 departments located contiguous to the Caribbean. It's the second most populated region in the country after Andean Region with approximately 11 million residents according to the Colombian Census 2018. The area covers a total land area of 110,000 km2 (42,000 sq mi), including the Archipelago of San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina in the Caribbean Sea.
Sports in Colombia includes professional sports leagues, as well as amateur leagues for numerous sports. Football, cycling, and roller skating are the most popular sports in Colombia. The Government of Colombia sponsors numerous individuals and teams nationally and internationally through the Ministry of Sports to enable sportspeople to represent Colombia in competition. The achievements of professional sportspeople are a source of national pride for Colombians.
The Colombia national baseball team is the national baseball team of Colombia. The team represents Colombia in international competitions.
The Colombian Professional Baseball League, is a professional baseball league based in Colombia. It is a four-team winter league that plays during the Major League Baseball offseason. In the past, the league's champion has taken part in the Caribbean Series.
Estadio Once de Noviembre Abel Leal Díaz is a baseball stadium in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia. It currently serves as the home of the Tigres de Cartagena of Colombia's professional baseball league. The stadium has a seating capacity of 12,500 people.
The Caimanes de Barranquilla are a baseball team in the Colombian Professional Baseball League. They have participated in the league since the 1984–85 season, playing in the 12,000-capacity Estadio Édgar Rentería in Barranquilla. Caimanes are the most successful team in Colombian baseball, having won 13 league titles, most recently during the 2023–24 season. They also won the 2022 Caribbean Series, making Colombia the first new country to win the tournament since Mexico's Naranjeros de Hermosillo won their first title in 1976.
Jhonatan Solano is a Colombian former professional baseball catcher. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Washington Nationals and Miami Marlins. He made his MLB debut in 2012.
Giovanny Urshela Salcedo is a Colombian professional baseball third baseman for the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Cleveland Indians, Toronto Blue Jays, New York Yankees, Minnesota Twins, Los Angeles Angels, and Detroit Tigers.
The Latin American Series was an annual baseball competition contested by the champions of the professional baseball winter leagues in Latin America and the Caribbean. The tournament was organized by the Latin American Professional Baseball Association (ALBP) as an alternative to the Caribbean Series.
The 2022 Copa Colombia, officially the Copa BetPlay Dimayor 2022 for sponsorship reasons, was the 20th edition of the Copa Colombia, the national cup competition for clubs affiliated to DIMAYOR, the governing body of professional club football in Colombia. The tournament, which was contested by 35 teams, began on 9 February 2022 and ended on 2 November 2022.
Estadio Édgar Rentería is a baseball stadium located in Barranquilla, Colombia, and the current home of the Caimanes de Barranquilla. It has a capacity of 12,000 and opened in 2018.
The Vaqueros de Montería are a baseball team in the Colombian Professional Baseball League (LPB), playing in the Caribbean city of Montería, Córdoba. The modern incarnation of the team was founded in 2019 and won the league championship in its inaugural season; it was also the first Colombian team to be invited to the Caribbean Series. Vaqueros also won the LPB championship in the 2022–23 season, defeating Tigres de Cartagena.
The Intercontinental Professional Baseball Series was a planned international club tournament to be contested by winter league professional baseball teams, as an alternative to the Caribbean Series. The first edition was scheduled to take place in from January 26 to February 1, 2024, in Barranquilla, Colombia, but was ultimately cancelled.
José Armando Mosquera Crisson is a Colombian former professional baseball player and scout who is the manager of Caimanes de Barranquilla in the Colombian Professional Baseball League. He was signed as an international free agent by the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2004, and spent time in the Pittsburgh Pirates minor league system. In two seasons with the VSL Pirates of the Venezuelan Summer League, he hit .240/.462/.281. He also led the league in HBP in 2005, with 18, despite playing only 39 games.
Leones de Barranquilla is a professional baseball team in the Colombian Professional Baseball League (LPB), currently based in Barranquilla. The team was originally founded in 2003 as the Leones de Cartagena before relocating to Montería and winning three championships as Leones de Montería from 2008 to 2019. The team then moved to Santa Marta for the 2019–20 season.
Indios de Cartagena were a baseball team active in the Colombian Professional Baseball League. Founded in 1948, the team was one of the most successful in Colombian baseball.
Carlos "Petaca" Rodríguez Araújo was a Colombian baseball pitcher. He is considered one of the greatest Colombian baseball players of all time.
